Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Will the Minister confirm whether this pension scheme will apply to local authorities and other public sector bodies? He mentioned county managers earlier. There are enormous inconsistencies in the Croke Park deal in terms of rationalising technology and payroll processes. I would not like to see another PPARS situation arising out of all the differences at local level. Those differences must be ironed out before we seek to rationalise.

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